This message is from: "Lola Lahr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A small metal wire brush (looks sort of like a toothbrush with shiny bristles) and hose will clean up your Velcro. Thanks for the tip on the boot swap site!! I also have a few pairs of BOAS and Old Macs - some NEVER USED- lying around in my tack room if someone wants to take them off my hands. I use Epics on everybody now. ;-)
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Karen & Larry Klein < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Karen & Larry Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For those looking for different types of boots there is a web site called > www.naturalhorsetrim.com/boot_swap.htm or search under hoof boot swap. > They > have many different boots and used boots to buy or swap. They list all the > different kinds and the web sites to get sizes and descriptions of the > boots > and how to fit them. On the Boa and easy boots page they also have Old > Mac's. > There are about 4 different styles of easy boots now. Some of the boots can > be > bought for a reasonable price on the boot swap and sale. > We use Boa's on 2 of our horses, and easy boots on the one. We did have a > problem with easy boots staying on the one horse, because of a twisting he > does as he walks, they would twist off. I think the new epics would stay on > better, but until he wears out the Boa's We won't buy any more boots. They > wear forever, we have had the one pair for 4 years, and there is very > little > wear on them. I don't use them all the time, but that is what I really like > about the boots, I only have to use them as I need them. > The one thing I don't think I would like about the Old Mac's is the Velcro, > once it gets just so dirty it looses its Velcro power. I think you would > wear > out the Velcro before you ever wore the boots out. > Just some thoughts and ideas. > > Karen > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
